Corby Business Academy
School Name: Corby Business Academy Address: Academy Way, Gretton Road Town/City: Corby County: Northamptonshire Postcode: NN17 5EB Telephone Number: 01536 303120 Website: www.corbybusinessacademy.org
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18) Type: Academy sponsor led Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2008 Trust: The Brooke Weston Trust Sponsor: The Brooke Weston Trust
Associate Principal: Mrs Kerry Prior
Capacity: 1200
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1188 (52% boys & 48% girls)
Enrollment: 99% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 27.9%
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- PD - Physical Disability
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
URN: 135306
DfE Number: 940/6906
UKPRN: 10023758
UPRN: 10024041448
Region: East Midlands (E12000004)
District: North Northamptonshire (E06000061)
Constituency: Corby and East Northamptonshire (E14001179)
Electoral Ward: Gretton & Weldon (E05016212)
Easting & Northing: 492245E, 290941N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 30' 33.13" N 0° 38' 31.7" W
Plus Code: 9C4XG955+M4
DfE Record: View record
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- Corby Old Village Primary School (3.2km)
- Pen Green Centre for Children and Their Families (3.2km)
- Rockingham Primary School (3.4km)
- Gretton Primary Academy (3.8km)
- Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School (4.0km)
- Little Stanion Primary School (4.0km)
- Stanion Church of England (Aided) Primary School (4.0km)
Same trust
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- Kettering Science Academy
- Thomas Clarkson Academy
- Corby Technical School
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- Mr Niel Aveyard - Local Governor. Appointed on 22 December 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 21 December 2026.
- Siobhan Hearne - Local Governor. Appointed on 12 February 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 February 2029.
- Mrs Rachel Hume - Local Governor. Appointed on 9 July 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 8 July 2029.
- Kerry Prior - Local Governor. Appointed on 2 October 2025 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Kurtis Read - Local Governor. Appointed on 25 February 2026 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
- Mr Mark Redding - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
- Daniel Rogers - Local Governor. Appointed on 25 February 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 24 February 2030.
- Miss Sylvia Smith - Local Governor. Appointed on 9 July 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 1 February 2026.
- Cristina Taboada-Naya - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 30 September 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 29 September 2030.
- Mr Peter Tiktin - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 12 February 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 29 September 2026.